UpComing Courses & Presentations

Historic Preservation Certificate Program Launches at Westchester Community Collegein Peekskill

WCC is pleased to announce the February 2020 start of a new program based at its Center for the Digital Arts/Peekskill Extension Center location. This is the only such certificate program in Historic Preservation offered at a community college in New York State. The program provides training in Historic Preservation for students interested in the field of historic preservation including historic site management, fundraising, research and building trades as well as for working professionals looking to hone their skills and earn credentials in this expanding field. Courses required towards completion of the certificate include Introduction to Historic Preservation, American Architectural History and Historic Preservation Field Work I & II. Students will benefit from courses located in the heart of the Peekskill Historic District in the magnificent Hudson River Valley. Field work courses will be held at Westchester County historic sites as well as at related businesses in the county and beyond. Classes will begin this coming February 2020 for the Spring semester - registration info to be announced shortly. For further information contact: Alan.Strauber@sunywcc.edu or call 914 606 7300

‘Speaker Series’ at Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus

Talks at Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus

Who Owns the Past?: Works of Art, Monuments, and Contention over the Politics of Historical MemoryThe two-century battle over the Elgin marbles, laws to repatriate Native American remains, wartime looting by Nazi art dealers, the removal of confederate statues, and the recent destruction of Palmyra by ISIS forces are all examples of how cultural property and historical memory are in contention today. This lecture discusses specific examples and looks at ways public perception, professional stewardship, and laws have responded.Friday, November 22, 10-11:30 am